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Photo: Deadly bus plunge in Ecuador

Enlarge ImageRequest to buy this photoCarlos Campana | REUTERSRescuers in mountainous central Ecuador look for injured passengers to pull to safety after a bus went over the side of the road between Pillaro and Ambato. It plunged more than 300 yards into a ravine, killing 13 people and injuring 37, according to news reports. Brake failure likely was the cause. Ecuador has the highest rate of road-accident deaths in Latin America: 33 per 100,000 people. For comparison, the U.S. rate was 10.6 per 100,000 residents in 2010.